Goldfish poop?

[divemaster99]

Bloodworms would be a good addition to their diet, maybe even insect larvae too. The way I see it, goldfish are just ornamentally colored versions of their wild counterpart, a small species of Eurasian carp. That being said, Eurasian carp species (Commons, Crucians, Goldfish, etc) all share a very similar diet. While fishing for commons I've noticed that their natural diet consists of a pretty even proportion of meaty and green foods. The meaty intake being mainly terrestrial and aquatic insects, larger aquatic macroinvertobrates, and several species of crayfish. While the green part of their diet tends to be berries and nuts that fall in to the water from trees and sometimes a bit of algae. I almost exclusively spin fish for carp with corn and I fly fish for them with berry and terrestrial insect imitations. All that said, if I owned any of those carp species I'd try to keep their diet balanced pretty evenly between meaty and green foods.

 

[Kittiee Katt]

I didn't think goldfish could digest corn properly? I read somewhere that it can sit in their stomache (type things?) causing major problems with them so I've never fed it to mine. And wouldn't insect larvae potentially bring foreign 'problems' into the tank? Sorry about all my questions. I just want the best for my fish and so far you've been more helpful than 50 different Google searches.

 

[divemaster99]

I didn't think goldfish could digest corn properly? I read somewhere that it can sit in their stomache (type things?) causing major problems with them so I've never fed it to mine. And wouldn't insect larvae potentially bring foreign 'problems' into the tank? Sorry about all my questions. I just want the best for my fish and so far you've been more helpful than 50 different Google searches.

Hmm, I guess it depends on what type of goldfish. The vast majority of Carp anglers use corn pretty commonly for bait and I'd never use anything I knew would intentionally harm fish in catching (other than of course the hook ). Maybe it has something to do with the compact digestive system of fancy goldfish as they have laterally compressed bodies compared to normal ones. However if you just have normal ones and don't want to feed them corn that fine, I probably wouldn't either, just stating that it's good at catching wild ones. And as for insect larvae, I've never had any problems with my fish. I pretty much just let a large bin sit on my deck and fill with rain water then let Mosquitos breed in it and harvest larvae once every week or two. Glad I could be of assistance to you, I feel like I just ramble all the time on here haha.

 

[DrowningFish]

I didn't think goldfish could digest corn properly? I read somewhere that it can sit in their stomache (type things?) causing major problems with them so I've never fed it to mine. And wouldn't insect larvae potentially bring foreign 'problems' into the tank? Sorry about all my questions. I just want the best for my fish and so far you've been more helpful than 50 different Google searches.

Corn would be an issue because it is fairly hard and goldfish literally do not have a stomach to digest it in. It would pass through and get stuck, causing problems. As for insect larvae, anything you find on land wouldn't harm the fish, but I wouldn't take any wild aquatic larvae. Divemaster's idea for breeding mosquitoes would be ok though. Just make sure the water you breed them in is clean.

 

[Kittiee Katt]

Sorry, another question. What would I breed mosquitoes in? They like eating me so I don't want to keep them inside if they can get out and eat me.. Also, because of how much they eat me I don't know if I'd be brave enough to try to harvest some to breed. Haha the itch is sooo frustrating!! Lol

 

[DrowningFish]

Sorry, another question. What would I breed mosquitoes in? They like eating me so I don't want to keep them inside if they can get out and eat me.. Also, because of how much they eat me I don't know if I'd be brave enough to try to harvest some to breed. Haha the itch is sooo frustrating!! Lol

They will breed in just about anything that holds at least an inch of water. I use a 5 gallon bucket right next to my back door. Wait until you see a few and then scoop some out every day with an aquarium net. The larva can't bite you so no need to worry about that! The internet has plenty of info on the life cycle of mosquitoes if you need anything else.

 

[Kittiee Katt]

Sweet. Thank you heaps for putting up with/answering all my questions.

 

[Longfindragon]

I feed my goldies brine shrimp or blood worms every third/second day, with greens in their diet it's fine but maybe more moderately for double tail chubby ones as they are more prone to constipation. Also I'm pretty sure it's a good thing if their poop resembles the food they're eating in color

 

[Kittiee Katt]

Most of mine are weird hybrids that I got from a female fantail and a male comet.. So I'm not sure if they would have the problems that come with fat goldfish or not.. They're fat like their mum but only have single tails like their dad.. I have their parents still as well and also a little oranda.

 

[divemaster99]

Sorry, another question. What would I breed mosquitoes in? They like eating me so I don't want to keep them inside if they can get out and eat me.. Also, because of how much they eat me I don't know if I'd be brave enough to try to harvest some to breed. Haha the itch is sooo frustrating!! Lol

They'll breed in anything that holds water. I don't even waste tap water filling a bin either, I just let rain fill it unless it's dry and there's been none in a while. The largae don't bite to my knowledge, I harvest them using either a pipette or large syringe though.